Weezer – Weezer (Red Album)
November 30th, 2008 Posted in Album reviews
As hard as it is not to get excited about a Weezer album for anyone who has heard “The Blue Album” and Pinkerton, “The Red Album” does little to live up to that hype; while some of the songs (“The Greatest Man That Ever Lived”) are more interesting than anything they’ve done since, the humor and irony – if it can be called that – in the lyrics fall flat (especially notable in “Troublemaker”, “Pork And Beans”, and “Heart Songs”) and don’t have the same corny-cool quality Weezer is known for…the album as a whole is nearly as disappointing as their recent albums and makes one wonder if Weezer can ever create anything anywhere near the level of their early efforts again.
Grade: 3 / 5
June 3, 2008
Geffen Records